Susans test scores for Social Studies are 81 76 91 73 and 79

Susan’s test scores for Social Studies are 81, 76, 91, 73, and 79. What is her average score?

A. 80

B. 87

C. 91

D. 93

Solution

A. To find the average, add up the numbers and divide by the number of numbers. In this problem, the numbers add to 400. Dividing that by 5 gives the correct result of 80 as the average.